Evan Dunsky
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Evan Dunsky is an American television writer, producer and director.
Evan Dunsky wrote and directed the 1997 feature film The Alarmist based on the play Life During Wartime
by Keith Reddin. A writer/producer for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
since 2006, Dunsky co-created and wrote the original pilot episode
of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie
with Linda Wallem
and Liz Brixius
in 2008. Starring Edie Falco
of The Sopranos
, the half-hour drama
about a "flawed" emergency room nurse in a New York City
hospital premiered on Showtime in June 2009 and is currently in its third season. Falco won the Emmy for her role on the show, and Dunsky was a recipient of the 2010 Humanitas Prize.
Evan Dunsky wrote and directed the 1997 feature film The Alarmist based on the play Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime
Life During Wartime could refer to:*"Life During Wartime" , a song by Talking Heads*"Life During Wartime", a song by Pinhead Gunpowder*Life During Wartime , a 2009 film from director Todd Solondz...
by Keith Reddin. A writer/producer for CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is an American crime drama television series, which premiered on CBS on October 6, 2000. The show was created by Anthony E. Zuiker and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer...
since 2006, Dunsky co-created and wrote the original pilot episode
Television pilot
A "television pilot" is a standalone episode of a television series that is used to sell the show to a television network. At the time of its inception, the pilot is meant to be the "testing ground" to see if a series will be possibly desired and successful and therefore a test episode of an...
of the Showtime series Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie
Nurse Jackie is an American series that premiered on June 8, 2009, on Showtime, Movie Central and The Movie Network.The series stars Edie Falco as the title character Jackie Peyton, an emergency room nurse at All Saints' Hospital in New York City...
with Linda Wallem
Linda Wallem
-Background:Wallem was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and raised in Rockford, Illinois. She is also the sister of actor Stephen Wallem - who co-stars on her show Nurse Jackie, as a male nurse named Thor.-Early career:...
and Liz Brixius
Liz Brixius
Liz Brixius is an American television writer and producer.In 2008 Brixius, Linda Wallem, and Evan Dunsky, created the series Nurse Jackie, a half-hour drama about a "flawed" emergency room nurse in a New York City hospital...
in 2008. Starring Edie Falco
Edie Falco
Edith "Edie" Falco is an American television, film and stage actress, known for her roles in Oz as Diane Wittlesey, as Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos, and as the titular character on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie...
of The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
, the half-hour drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
about a "flawed" emergency room nurse in a New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
hospital premiered on Showtime in June 2009 and is currently in its third season. Falco won the Emmy for her role on the show, and Dunsky was a recipient of the 2010 Humanitas Prize.